Informação: Azores awarded in international event for applied research in hunting resources The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry highlighted the "Applied Research in Hunting Resources" prize awarded to the paper titled "Hunting in the Azores - the importance of adaptive management" under the Wildlife&Game Management Innovation Summit 2019. According to him, it acknowledges the international recognition of the good work that has been carried out in the archipelago in terms ... Mais >> Informação: João Ponte highlights consensus reached on the definition of the 2019/2020 hunting season calendar in the Azores The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry highlighted the consensus reached by hunter organisations, farmers, environmentalists and foresters on the definition of the hunting season calendars in the Azores, which he considered essential for a sustainable hunting management in the archipelago. "The hunting season calendars for the different islands are defined after the partners of the se... Mais >> Informação: Hunting on São Miguel Island forbidden from Friday due to new outbreak of VHD The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry, through the Regional Directorate for Forest Resources, informs that as of Friday, December 29, it is forbidden to hunt on São Miguel Island due to a new outbreak of the new variant of the Viral Haemorrhagic Disease (VHD) that is affecting the rabbit population.
As of Friday, it is also forbidden to release hunting dogs on any type of ter... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government and SPEA analyse amendments to legal scheme on hunting resources and hunting activities The Regional Director for Forest Resources highlighted the clarification reached between the Government of the Azores and the Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds (SPEA) regarding the proposal amend the legal scheme on the management of hunting resources in the archipelago. "The proposal (submitted by the Regional Government) is credible and based on technical-scientific studies, without forg... Mais >> Informação: 70% of wild rabbits on Terceira and 40% on São Miguel and Graciosa already acquired immunity against DHV2 virus The Regional Director for Forest Resources, Anabela Isidoro, announced that about 70% of rabbit populations on Terceira and 40% on São Miguel and Graciosa have already acquired immunity against the new variant of the Viral Haemorrhagic Disease virus. "These data are good news," said Anabela Isidoro, who participated in the public presentation of a study conducted on the islands of São M... Mais >> Informação: Wild rabbit hunting forbidden on Santa Maria The Government decided to ban, with immediate effect, the hunting of wild rabbits on the island of Santa Maria.
Under the terms of an ordinance issued by the Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry, published in the Official Journal today, this prohibition is justified by "the need to adopt measures to control wild rabbit populations" due to an outbreak of Viral Haemorrhagic Disease in ... Mais >>
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